Havøysund Tourist Route by Reiulf Ramstad Architects

Description from the architects:http://www.contemporist.com/2012/06/27/havoysund-tourist-route-by-reiulf-ramstad-architects/ 

The objective is quite simply to single out and magnify the experience of walking from the roadside down to the seaside at this very special place. Therefore a chief concern was to slow down this movement and make the path itself a means of refocusing the experiential mode: a measured, restrained approach that creates awareness.

The primary functional concern was universal accessibility. Instead of opting for a dual solution with staircase and ramp, we came up with the notion of making the ramp the common entryway and develop it into the integral character of the project. Because of the inclination of the site, and in order to create the reductive motion, the ramp had to be very long. The winding river of the path prolongs the approach and in so doing opens up new perspectives and experiences for the visitor.

Located in the extreme north of Norway, in a landscape almost lunar in its barren and inhospitable beauty, the facility should ideally be completely self-sustainable in terms of power input and waste output. The general notion was to create a human detail in the vastness of the landscape that is as timeless as the landscape itself and that brings attention to the relationship between the duration of experiences and the hugeness of the spatial circumstance.

Reiulf Ramstad Architects have completed a winding concrete ramp to facilitate walking from the roadside down to the seaside in Havøysund, Norway.

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Øvre Forsland og Bjørnstokk Hydraulic Power Stations

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/vre-forsland-og-bjrnstokk-hydraulic-power-stations/39499/



About
The client, HelgelandsKraft AS, is a large producer of hydraulic electricity in northern parts of Norway. In 2008 they started planning several new hydraulic power stations with high environmental ambitions. From the beginning their task for the architect was to find the best way to make their new power stations adapt to the site, and at the same time function as attractions and destinations.
The general idea from the architects at stein hamre arkitektkontor, is the design of the new stations should reflect characteristics of the locations. At the same time the buildings should be spectacular. They should also tell the story about the production of power.
Bjørnstokk and Øvre Forsland are medium sized hydraulic power stations that produce about 30 GWh each, equal to the consumption of 1600 residences a year.

The landscape around the site for Bjørnstokk power station contains large rocks that have been left by the glacier of the last ice age. The station appears as a new mysterious rock in this scenery.
Øvre Forsland power station is located on the river bed in a clearing at the edge of a spruce forest. The main inspiration for the design was the verticality and the irregularity of the spruce trees.

In front of the building the visitor can experience the production of hydraulic electricity. From the bridge he can experience the water emerging from the station. And through the large openings he can look into the heart of the building where all the interior technical parts are exposed. The light design of the interior is inspired by the mystery of the Northern Light, and the colored lighting dramatizes the story of the production.



Type Commercial - Factory


Location Helgeland  Norway

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